FACTSHEET - Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

Who is the RSPO?
implement global standards for sustainable palm oil. The stakeholders involved in this initiative are - oil palm producers, palm oil processors
or traders, consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, banks and investors, environmental or nature conservation NGOs and social or
developmental NGOs.
RSPO’s objectives
The <strong>Roundtable</strong> promotes palm oil production practices that help reduce deforestation, preserve biodiversity, and respect the livelihoods
of rural communities in oil- producing countries. It ensures that no new primary forest or other high conservation value areas are
of plantation workers, smallholders and indigenous people are wholly respected.
It is with this view that the <strong>Roundtable</strong> on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) proactively engages with oil palm growers, oil processors, food
companies, retailers, NGOs and investors to work together towards a global supply of palm oil that is produced in a socially and environmentally
responsible way.
Governance Structure
This multi-stakeholder representation is mirrored in the governance structure of RSPO. Seats in the Executive Board and project level
Working Groups are fairly allocated to each sector to ensure fair representation.
agendas to the roundtable, facilitating traditionally adversarial stakeholders and business competitors to work towards a common goal
and decisions are made by consensus. These values underpin every aspect of how RSPO behaves and treats its stakeholders.
Vision
RSPO will transform markets to make sustainable palm oil the norm.
Mission
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• To develop, implement, verify, assure and periodically review credible global standards for the entire supply chain of sustainable
palm oil;
• To monitor and evaluate the economic, environmental and social impacts of the uptake of sustainable palm oil in the market;
• To engage and commit all stakeholders throughout the supply chain, including governments and consumers.
• The supply chain includes ecosystems, communities, growers, traders, processors, consumer goods manufacturers, retailers,
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